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HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for coming to County Hospital in Stafford on Saturday. Does he agree that he saw there the importance of small accident and…07 May 2019HANSARD East Midlands Rail FranchiseThe Minister will be aware that the East Midlands service between Derby, Stoke and north Staffordshire, run by East Midlands Trains, is inadequate. It is often only one carriage…07 May 2019HANSARD BombardierDoes my hon. Friend agree that this is an opportunity for UK-owned and UK-based companies to re-enter the major civilian aerospace sector, and that this is not just an opportunity…07 May 2019HANSARD Places of Worship: Security FundingI thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and for his commitment to the security of places of worship. Will he join me in thanking our police and security services? They are…07 May 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionStaff at PRUs do a vital job under often extremely difficult circumstances. I do not know about other constituencies, but the PRU in Stafford has for many years been housed in a…07 May 2019HANSARD World Immunisation WeekMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I would like to pay tribute to Rotary as well. I remember when my family was living in Tanzania and my daughter was born there, she…02 May 2019HANSARD World Immunisation WeekDoes my right hon. Friend agree that state co-ordination is sometimes needed, but that there are different systems? If we look at Zambia, we see that the Churches provide…02 May 2019HANSARD World Immunisation WeekThe hon. Gentleman is making some extremely good points. Does he agree that it is also important to be positive and show the huge impact of past vaccination programmes? In the…02 May 2019HANSARDEngagementsNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has now been in prison in Tehran for more than three years, deprived of the presence of her family. Will the Prime Minister join me in assuring her, and…01 May 2019HANSARD Defence Industry: ScotlandDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is not just a question of defending the United Kingdom’s territorial waters and our contribution to NATO, but goes much further afield? We forget…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Sikhs: Contribution to the UKIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward, and to follow the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra). I thank her and other colleagues for all they…30 Apr 2019HANSARD Migration Advisory CommitteeEven to economists, for whom I have a high regard, some things should be self-evident. For instance, in Stafford we grow an awful lot of salad, which replaces salad that would…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool CurriculumI thank the Minister for that answer. Across the House this afternoon, colleagues have mentioned the importance to a broad-based curriculum of music, drama, sport, public…29 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool Curriculum15. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that schools provide a broad curriculum.29 Apr 2019HANSARDTuition Fees: EU StudentsAs a member of the board of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, I agree with my hon. Friends the Members for North East Somerset (Mr Rees-Mogg) and for Crawley (Henry…29 Apr 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is vital for us to encourage low-income countries to participate fairly in world trade, and for that they need inward investment. Will the Minister kindly advise us on what the…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Saudi Arabia: Mass ExecutionsI know how much my right hon. Friend cares and how hard he works on these matters of human rights. The European Union has also condemned what is happening. Can we ensure that this…24 Apr 2019HANSARDLocal Government and Social Care FundingWill the Minister also ensure that the Green Paper covers the vital work done by unpaid carers, who are often ignored in funding policy, particularly when it comes to funding…24 Apr 2019HANSARD Sri LankaI also thank the Foreign Secretary and the shadow Foreign Secretary for what they said and the way in which they said it, and the same goes for all colleagues. Does my right hon.…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseAs my hon. Friend the Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) mentioned, Christians around the world will be celebrating the resurrection on Easter Sunday, after the darkness of Good…11 Apr 2019